A Farewell To Chevron: SCOTUS Overturns the 40-Year-Old Precedent, Deeply Widening the Path for Government Contractors and Other Private Parties to Challenge Agency Interpretations of Statutes

Almost exactly 40 years ago, the United States Supreme Court established the Chevron doctrine, which required that federal courts defer to federal agencies in their interpretation of statutes that are silent or ambiguous on a specific issue, even if the court disagreed with the agency’s interpretation, provided the agency’s interpretation was a “permissible construction” of the law.  See Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Nat. Res. Def. Council, Inc., 467 U.S. 837, 842–43 (1984).  On June 28, 2024, the Supreme Court reversed course and overruled Chevron in a 6-3 decision.  See Loper Bright Enters. v. Raimondo, 603 U.S. ___ (2024) (slip op.).  We focus here on the key takeaways for government contractors.

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